Day 24 - April 26, 2014

A mysterious wooden box was spotted in
the back corner of the hangar this morning. The students and mentors
were treated to the arrival of one very valuable and important
component...the engine! So a few students helped to inventory the kit
before jumping straight into disassembling it to add in extra
components such as the cooling duct.

Further work continued on the
empennage pieces. For the stabilator, the box spar and ribs were
constructed and riveted together. The anti-servo tab involved some
flange, rib, and control horn riveting.

The canopy bubble was positioned and
match drilled into place. Then, with the help of some duct tape the
side skirts were also situated and drilled in their proper areas.

Work began on the top and bottom
cowlings. There was lots of trimming and sanding done to shape and
fit the pieces.